Delayed Relapse of Paracoccidioidomycosis in the Central Nervous System: A Case Report

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a dimorphic fungal infection endemic in Latin America. We report a patient with a history of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis who presented with relapsed disease in the central nervous system 4 years after initial treatment. We review current treatment strategies for paraco...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Rifat, Davies, Leela, Mohareb, Amir M, Peçanha-Pietrobom, Paula M, Patel, Nirav J, Solomon, Isaac H, Meredith, David M, Tsai, Harrison K, Guenette, Jeffrey P, Bhattacharyya, Shamik, Urday, Sebastian, Velásquez, Gustavo E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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ID Cases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7112725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa077
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Sumario:Paracoccidioidomycosis is a dimorphic fungal infection endemic in Latin America. We report a patient with a history of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis who presented with relapsed disease in the central nervous system 4 years after initial treatment. We review current treatment strategies for paracoccidioidomycosis and neuroparacoccidioidomycosis.

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